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Cornell Law School

October 15, 2026

“Deed in a Box”

By David Reiss

I was happy to present on a recent “Deed in a Box” case (more on that below) at the American College of Mortgage Attorneys annual meeting on the Professors’ Panel along with Steven W. Bender, Associate Dean for Planning and … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2024

Foreclosure Rescue Scam Shut Down

By David Reiss

I recently served as an expert witness in a forfeiture proceeding that stemmed from an expansive criminal scheme to defraud vulnerable New York City residents out of their homes. I was a pro bono expert on behalf of one of … Continue reading →

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December 8, 2022

A Controversial Fix for America’s Housing Market

By David Reiss

Insider quoted me in A Controversial Fix for America’s Housing Market: More Foreclosures. It opens, How many people should lose their homes to foreclosure? In an ideal world, of course, there would be no foreclosures at all. Everyone who buys … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2022

Foreclosure Echo

By David Reiss

  David Reiss CC BY-NC-SA Linda Fisher recently posted a pdf of The Foreclosure Echo: How the Hardest Hit Have Been Left out of the Economic Recovery, a book she co-authored with Judith Fox. It came out before the pandemic, … Continue reading →

October 5, 2020

Buying out of Foreclosure

By David Reiss

US News & World Report quoted me in How to Buy a Foreclosed Home. It opens,  AS HOME PRICES SOAR IN many cities, buyers may look to foreclosures to land bargains on houses. Foreclosure happens when a borrower can no longer … Continue reading →

October 26, 2018

How To Buy A Foreclosed Home

By David Reiss

US News & World Report quoted me in  How to Buy a Foreclosed Home. It opens, As home prices soar in many cities, buyers might look to foreclosures as an affordable option for landing their dream home. Typically, a foreclosure occurs … Continue reading →

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February 12, 2018

Redefault Risk After the Mortgage Crisis

By David Reiss

  Paul Calem et al. of the Phillie Fed posted Redefault Risk in the Aftermath of the Mortgage Crisis: Why Did Modifications Improve More Than Self-Cures? The abstract reads, This paper examines the redefault rate of mortgages that were selected for modification … Continue reading →

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